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is no wind. I told them so,
but their Experience had taught
them better than to believe me,
they assured me a Greater Bark
would pass by a Smaller one
altho' of equal depth in the
water, and that the Shape also
made a difference. Both Parties
were obstinate Each in his own
opinion, and no opportunity
then afforded itself to decide
the matter by Experiment —
indeed I was fully persuaded
that the difference if any in
the Velocities must depend
upon the circles or some such
foreign power, to think the
experiment worth trying.

It happened however the
year after as I was descending
the River Angara from Irkutsk
to Yemscisk, that a regret
at passing by a delightful Scene
made me take notice of a Velocity
with

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Date_1	1783-10-15	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	437	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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